WEBVTT A KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN MYSTERY. HOW AN OMAHA WOMAN ENDS UP TICKETED WITH D- U-I IN áARIZONA.. EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NEVER áBEEN THERE. IT'S A CASE OF STOLEN IDENTITY THAT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU -- OR ANYONE. THE VICTIM TURNS E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S MELISSA FRY GETS THE ANSWERS. IN THIS STORY, WHAT HAPPENED IN LAS VEGAS...DIDN'T STAY IN LAS VEGAS. KATE JOHNSON DISCOVERED THAT,....WHEN SHE WENT TO RENEW HER DRIVER'S LICENSE IN OMAHA.( KATE JOHNSON: got my picture taken and all of the sudden she asks - looks like you have something in Arizona?) JOHNSON'S NEVER BEEN TO ARIZONA...BUT RECORDS SHOW SHE COULDN'T RENEW HER LDRIVER'S LICENSE.( KATE JOHNSON: we called you guys -because it was kind of feeling... helpless.) KATE'S PROBLEM DATES BACK TO 2-THOUSAND 11- AND THAT TRIP TO VEGAS.( STAND UP Melissa Fry: someone stole her purse. the thief didn't abuse her credit--instead, the target was her driver's license. ) TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT TICKET: IT'S JOHNSON'S INFORMATION BUT IT LISTS A LAS VEGAS PHONE NUMBER.( KATE JOHNSON: if you google this number it gets you to a line of work...basically escort business. ) SO SEVEN CAN HELP WENT TO WORK-- WE CONTACTED AUTHORITIES IN ARIZONA, WHICH LED TO THE JOHNSON'S D-U-I TICKET. AND THAT LED TO 'BRANDICE LINDBERG' THE OFFICER SAYS 'THIS' IS THE WOMAN HE STOPPED.. áNOT KATE JOHNSON ...( KATE JOHNSON: how long has she been using my license - its been stolen for three years) THREE DAYS AFTER SEVEN CAN HELP GOT ON THE CASE-- POLICE IN ARIZONA ARRESTED LINDBERG FOR FORGERY, FALSE REPORTING, AND TAKING THE IDENTITY OF ANOTHER. WHEN AN OFFICER STOPPED HER-- INVESTIGATORS SAY LINDBERG áSTILL HAD JOHNSON'S NEBRASKA / DMV: its an important document. it allows people to do a lot of things.) RHONDA LAHM WITH NEBRASKA'S DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SAYS YOU NEED TO FILE A POLICE REPORT IF YOUR LICENSE IS STOLEN. AND IF SOMEONE USES IT FRAUDULENTLY - LAHM SAYS YOU CAN GET A NEW LICENSE áNUMBER ....BUT YOUR OLD NUMBER AND COPY IS STILL OUT THERE.( RHONDA LAHM: Unless, wherever its being used, those people verify with us if it's accurate document, they still could use it to perpitate fraud) AS JOHNSON FOUND OUT OF DMVááá) BUT FOR NOW - JOHNSON FEELS SHE'S IN THE CLEAR - NOW THAT LINDBERG'S BEEN CAUGHT.( KATE JOHNSON: just a sigh of relief can actually drive now - and go about my normal business on a day to day basis.) A HARD LESSON...SHE HOPES áEVERYONE LEARNS FROM. MELISSA FRY KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN. JOHNSON SAYS SHE'S GOING TO FOLLOW THIS CASE THROUGH FOR ANY áOTHER TICKET IN HER NAME. FOR NOW.. WITH HER NEW LICENSE NUMBER ... SHE FEELS PROTECTED.